Taylor Lorenz

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@jspanda8 @HansMlman No, I said the harassment against the person who attacked her wasn’t justified. And it isn’t. It’s great that the woman who made the chili has all these ppl to defend her, she deserves that! She was in the right. But in general these pile ons are toxic and bad, that’s my point — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@HELLA_GIRTH My point stands, no one deserves harassment and abuse. It’s not ok and you guys who participate in pile ons feed this type of toxic spiral — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

RT @amandahess: We’re asking readers to not engage in any @nytimes platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line! Read lo… — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@MikeIsaac I’m always very confused at how u got dragged into this mess — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

I said from the start the woman who made chili for her neighbors did nothing wrong and have always been on her side. My point was that that also doesn’t make the harassment campaign against the person who attacked her ok. Once again just read the piece https://t.co/CLY2gPr2iw — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@HansMlman I never attacked the woman who made the chili, nor would I, I said from the start I thought she was in the right. I’m just saying we don’t need a weeks long pile on on the person who attacked her. That’s all! — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

Yeah I was wrong on that one and I deleted my tweet!! No one deserves harassment, *especially* not the kind person who simply wanted to make a meal for her neighbors. — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

The chili woman is still on twitter btw but I was wrong, she’s not doing great. She was put through the internet meat grinder too. She did nothing wrong making chili for her neighbors. Neither her nor person who posted the stupid reply deserves abuse. Let’s all be a little kinder — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Chinchillazllla I literally said my bad & deleted my original tweet a while ago, but you keep piling on! How am I supposed to know everything we publish and why do u keep acting like I’m culpable for what goes on wapo? Literally all I’m saying is no one deserves harassment! That’s it — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Chinchillazllla That’s deeply fucked I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have said ur fine. I’ve been on the other side of these things and they’re universally horrible. I do think this piece is a good explainer of why everyone should stop participating in them. It’s all bad! https://t.co/CLY2gPr2iw — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@EclecticRadical She’s still on Twitter (didn’t realize both she and the QT person temporarily deactivated), but my point stands, people should stop with the weeks long pile ons https://t.co/CLY2gP9Zgw — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Chinchillazllla @Qban_Linx None of that is ok!! All I was saying is that also shouldn’t happen to the other person either. I hope they find peace and I hope u stay safe and have a very wonderful chili filled winter — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Chinchillazllla Why am I being asked to defend a piece I didn’t write and had nothing to do with? That’s such bad faith. No one should use ableism to defend saying terrible things, but also ppl should have some basic empathy and not encourage/participate in aggressive pile ons. It’s unproductive — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@TheChowderhead @Chinchillazllla @Qban_Linx Oh my god 😵‍💫 — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Chinchillazllla @Qban_Linx Oh my god what?? That’s terrible! U were obviously in the right 😵‍💫. No one should be attacking u. My pt is that while it’s great that 10s of thousands of ppl taken it upon themselves to defend u, it’s become a vicious harassment campaign against the person who QTd the dumb reply — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@kellybergin @molls @trendlightlypod Kelly has always been a BRILLIANT writer — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

RT @angelmendoza___: why are you, as a grown adult, emailing me? weird behavior. you’re telling on yourself — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Chinchillazllla The chili lady who everyone agreed with has tens of thousands of ppl on here defending her, the person who posted the stupid reply has almost none. No one should be harassed! And these pile ons are bad. This piece explains my point well https://t.co/CLY2gPr2iw — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx Exactly, we agree. And I didn’t know she temporarily deactivated but it seems she’s very much back on Twitter. I don’t blame both ppl involved for deactivating but the harassment campaign against the person who posted the dumb reply needs to stop, that’s my point. Just let it be — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Chinchillazllla Idk what ur on about here but I highly suggest reading this piece. It does a good job of articulating why hurling up dumb replied by tiny accounts as straw men and crucifying them is not productive https://t.co/CLY2gPr2iw — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Chinchillazllla What are u talking about? That person never never said they don’t support the picketing workers that’s just a lie. She clearly states *repeatedly* on her thread that she’d never cross a picket line. And no, many striking workers have not been wearing masks, which does harm ppl — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Chinchillazllla *Both* ppl involved deactivated only temporarily, but only one person is still the target of a vicious harassment campaign and that’s the person who wrote the dumb replies that literally no one agreed with. The chili woman was universally revered, the other person reviled — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx Was their thread dumb? Yes. Do I understand seeing it and being like wtf? Sure. Does that justify TENS of thousands of ppl hurling cruelty at them for weeks? No. And it’s extra not ok when u consider this person is ND and clearly not expressing themselves well. Let them be! — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx Again we’re talking about one person, w hardly any followers, who tens of thousands of people have spent a week viciously attacking for posting a stupid thread that literally almost no one agreed with — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@TippersonTrip @Qban_Linx What’s going on is I think these types of pile ons are cruel and unproductive. Rebecca explains my point fully here! What good does it do to be the 12,000th person to harass some person clearly not in a good headspace for posting a dumb thread? Let them be https://t.co/CLY2gP9Zgw — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx What “mob of people” it was literally a tiny follower account that posted one thread that got almost no likes and was met with tens of thousands of ppl piling on and hurling slurs and cruel attacks. Both ppl involved deactivated, but chili woman is doing fine, other person is not — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

The chili woman is still on twitter btw! and seems to be doing fine. That’s great, she did nothing wrong making chili for her neighbors, obviously. The person who posted the stupid reply, who ppl have spent a week abusing, does not appear to be doing great. I say let them be — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@workinclassbird My point is that ppl will willfully misrepresent anything to feel self righteous and participate in a pile on. Something ur also doing right now! Read the piece https://t.co/CLY2gPr2iw — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

Anyway read @rebexxxxa piece!! It breaks down all of this very well — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@NotMslinehan Ya lemme delete that bc they’re not in the wrong and I don’t want ppl to misconstrue and think I’m saying they are. I do think they should drop it though. That person who posted the dumb QTd has been dragged to oblivion, let them rest in peace! That’s all I’m saying — PolitiTweet.org